Pam Tanowitz

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Pam Tanowitz (born 1969) is an American dancer, choreographer, professor, and founder of the company, Pam Tanowitz Dance. [1] She is a current staff member at Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts where she teaches dance and choreography. Her work has been performed at notable performance venues such as the Joyce Theater, [2] the Joyce SoHo, [3] and New York Live Arts, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. [4] [5]

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Prominent dance companies such as the Martha Graham Dance Company, the Paul Taylor Dance Company, and the New York City Ballet have commissioned works by Tanowitz. [6] Gia Kourlas, a dance critic for The New York Times , describes Tanowitz as a "modern choreographer much admired for the way she recharges classical steps." [7]

Biography

Tanowitz was born in the Bronx, New York, in 1969, [1] and took ballet classes in high school. [8] She earned a BFA in Dance from Ohio State University and an MFA in Dance from Sarah Lawrence College, where she was mentored by Viola Farber Slayton. [9]

Awards and recognition

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  2. ↑ Mannino, Trina (March 2014). "Pam Tanowitz Dance: "Passagen"/"Pause Dance"/"Heaven on One's Head": The Joyce Theater, New York". Dance Europe. pp. 78–79.
  3. ↑ Russo, Marilyn (Fall 2007). "Quoth the Raven". Vol. 21, no. 3. Attitude-The Dancers' Magazine. pp. 32–33.
  4. ↑ Sarah L. Kaufman (2019-06-01). "In a Ballet Across America world premiere, even the piano dances". The Washington Post . Washington, D.C. ISSN   0190-8286. OCLC   1330888409.
  5. ↑ Genter, Sandra (Fall 2013). "New York". Ballet Review. 21 (3): 11–12.
  6. ↑ Libbey, Peter (2018-06-25). "Martha Graham Dance Company's EVE Project Celebrates Female Power". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  7. ↑ Kourlas, Gia (May 10, 2013). "Kicking Off Uncomfortable Toe Shoes". The New York Times . Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  8. ↑ Burke, Siobhan (2021-03-28). "Pam Tanowitz: "I Would Rather Fail at Something Interesting Than Do Something Boring"". Dance Magazine. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
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  10. ↑ "Pam Tanowitz :: Foundation for Contemporary Arts". Archived from the original on 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
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  16. ↑ "Doris Duke Artist Awards | Unrestricted Support for Artists | Doris Duke Charitable Foundation". www.ddcf.org. Retrieved 2021-01-10.


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